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Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities

March 5, 2012 By Deb Chitwood

I LOVE St. Patrick’s Day! My family always had lots of homeschool St. Patrick’s Day fun, and St. Patrick’s Day is a fun holiday to celebrate in a school, too. It’s hard not to have fun with shamrocks, rainbows, leprechauns, Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day history, and green activities!

Montessori-Inspired St,. Patrick's Day Activities

 

Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities

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Free St. Patrick's Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick's Day Activities

Free St. Patrick’s Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities

Free St. Patrick's Day Hat Do-a-Dot Printable

Free St. Patrick’s Day Hat Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Phonics Instant Download)

Free St. Patrick's Day Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download0

Free St. Patrick’s Day Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)

Free St Patrick's Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time

Free St. Patrick’s Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time (helpful for any school or homeschool)

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40+ St. Patrick's Day Sensory Tubs

40+ St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Tubs

St. Patrick's Day Playdough Activities

St. Patrick’s Day Playdough Activities

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Free St Patrick's Day Printables and Montessori-Inspired St Patrick's Day Activities

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Free St Patrick's Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time

Free St. Patrick’s Day Songs and Rhymes for Circle Time (helpful for any school or homeschool)

St. Patrick's Day Cutting Activity with Strings of Beads

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Beaded Rainbow (Photo from To the Lesson!)

Beaded Rainbow (Photo from To the Lesson!)

St. Patrick’s Day posts (photo from On the Shelves: March) and Color Mixing Extravaganza from To the Lesson!

DIY Color Tablets (my post) – to add to the rainbow theme

Color Mixing (Photo from The Education of Ours)

Color Mixing (Photo from The Education of Ours)

Color Mixing from The Education of Ours

St. Patrick's Day Sensory Bin (Photo from H is for Homeschooling)

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin (Photo from H is for Homeschooling)

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin from H is for Homeschooling (The blog is no longer available.)

Rainbow Sensory Bin from Trial & Error Mama

Pushing Shamrock Coins into a Bottle (Photo from Jada Roo Can Do)

Pushing Shamrock Coins into a Bottle (Photo from Jada Roo Can Do)

St. Patrick’s Day post from Jada Roo Can Do (The blog is no longer available.)

Making Green Cookies from My Montessori Preschool (in Ireland!)

A Pot of Gold Coins Counting and Sorting Activity from Projects for Preschoolers

Counting Shamrocks Activity (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Counting Shamrocks Activity (Photo from Counting Coconuts)

Here are some great Montessori-inspired St. Patrick’s Day Activities from Counting Coconuts. The photo is of a St. Patrick’s Day 1-5 counting activity. Any type of number cards and identical St. Patrick’s Day objects could be used.

For an older child, you could use the numerals 1-10 and 55 shamrocks (or any St. Patrick’s Day object). You could have your child lay out the numerals in order and count out the St. Patrick’s Day objects in rows of two, placing a left-over object in the center below the bottom row. That way, your child can learn odd and even. 

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in the Montessori Classroom, Cooking a St. Patrick’s Day Feast in the Montessori Classroom, and Montessori Cultural Celebrations – St. Patrick’s Day, March 17 from North American Montessori Center.

Spooning Colored Rice, Rainbow with Colored Chips, Shamrock Water Transfer, and Hearty Shamrocks from My Montessori Journey

March Activities (with a rainbow theme) from Olives and Pickles

St. Patrick’s Day elementary math activities from We Don’t Need No Education

Have fun with St. Patrick’s Day activities!

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Comments

  1. Jeneva says

    March 17, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    I love this oh so simple idea. I will put it to good use for Easter and other such holidays!

    • Deb says

      March 18, 2011 at 6:17 am

      Thanks, Jeneva – I’m glad you found the post helpful! Have a great weekend! 🙂

  2. Michelle Breum says

    March 16, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    Nice! There will be lots of kids having fun tomorrow thanks to your great ideas!

    • Deb says

      March 17, 2011 at 6:49 pm

      Thanks, Michelle! I had so much fun finding these online – so it would be great if lots of families are able to find some activities that add to their celebration! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🙂

  3. Nadya says

    March 16, 2011 at 12:44 am

    Had a quick look and I have to say that the water colour transfer promises to be great fun. And of course a mess too, wouldn’t be fun otherwise I suppose.
    Thanks again!

    • Deb says

      March 17, 2011 at 4:22 pm

      That is always a very popular activity! Fortunately, I never really had a problem with the mess because I demonstrated how to clean up and put away the activity. 🙂

      • Nadya Booyse says

        March 17, 2011 at 11:37 pm

        oh yes! Children need to learn to clean and tidy their own. But being 2, she gets a little sidetracked. We taught her to put her clothes in the basket, and tidy the bath before she can be taken out, but the rest is still touch and go, sometimes we get her to do it, sometimes the distractions are just more interesting.

        • Deb says

          March 18, 2011 at 6:15 am

          That’s so true! Children that young definitely need extra demonstrations of how to put things away – as well as time and maturity to be able to follow through consistently. It sounds like you’re doing an awesome job with your daughter! 🙂

  4. Nadya says

    March 16, 2011 at 12:39 am

    Thanks for all the wonderful links Deb. We don’t really celebrate St Patrick’s day in South Africa, but the activities will remain relevant all the same. I am sure one could tweek them a little to apply to easter, maybe?

    • Deb says

      March 17, 2011 at 4:08 pm

      Thanks for your comment, Nadya! I’m sure many of the activities could be tweaked for Easter – and many of the rainbow activities are relevant during any seasons with rain and rainbows! Actually, many of the color activities are appropriate year round!

  5. Heather says

    March 14, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    What a great list of links! I had bookmarked a St. Patty’s sensory tub idea only to come back this year and find the blog gone. 🙁

    I’ll be doing one or two of these this week!

    • Deb says

      March 15, 2011 at 1:37 pm

      Thanks, Heather! I hate when that happens! (the bookmarked blog disappearing). Have fun on St. Patrick’s Day! 🙂

  6. Patty says

    March 14, 2011 at 8:15 pm

    Thanks Deb for linking to my March Activities : )
    You are so sweet!Have a wonderful day and thanks for sharing all these links with us.

    • Deb says

      March 14, 2011 at 8:47 pm

      You’re welcome, Patty! Thanks for your kind words and for all the great activities you share at your blog! I hope you have a wonderful day, too! 🙂

  7. Counting Coconuts says

    March 14, 2011 at 4:11 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing my link! These activities were created in my pre-training days, so the counters aren’t set up properly. 🙂

    • Deb says

      March 14, 2011 at 8:11 pm

      You’re welcome, Mari-Ann! Thanks for the awesome activities you always share! Actually, I think when it’s just used for the symbol and quantity 1-5, the activity can work either way. It might be simpler for very young children to just put the counters in a column under the numeral and then learn the rows of 2 when they’re ready for 1-10. I love that it’s such a versatile activity! 🙂

  8. Jessie says

    March 14, 2011 at 12:28 pm

    So cute!

    • Deb says

      March 14, 2011 at 8:05 pm

      Thanks, Jessie! I always love finding all these great resources. Have a great week! 🙂

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